Teinds Act 1808
Whereas by an Act of the Parliament of Scotland in...
[1.] Stipends modified before the passing of this Act, not to be again modified for 15 years.
2 Stipends modified after the passing of this Act, not to be again modified for 20 years.
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7 Commissioners of teinds may refuse to augment or modify stipends.
8 Stipends which shall be augmented shall be wholly modified in grain or victual, unless where it shall appear necessary.
9 Money stipends to be converted into grain or victual, except as aforesaid, according to the fiar prices of the county on average of seven years.
10 Where there are no fiars applicable in the county where the parish is situate, the fiar prices may be taken from two or more adjoining counties.
11 Ministers not to receive stipend in kind, but to receive it in money according to the fiar prices of the grain into which the same shall have been modified.
12 Where the parish shall not be altogether situated in one county two or more commissioners may fix upon adjoining counties for taking the fiar prices.
13 Conversion to be made according to the highest fiar price.
14 Right of surrendering teinds not to be taken away.
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16 Regulations may be made for abridging the forms and expence of citation, and for expediting the business.
17 In cases of augmentation moderator and clerk of the presbytery to be cited and furnished with statement of present stipend, and the addition intended to be craved, &c.
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Teinds Act 1808

1808 c.138

An Act for defining and regulating the Powers of the Commission of Teinds, in augmenting and modifying the Stipends of the Clergy of Scotland.

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Amendments (Textual)
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Act repealed (prosp.) by 2000 asp 5, ss. 76(2), 77(2)(a)(d), Sch. 13 Pt. I (with ss. 58, 62, 75)